lightwork

No real challenge

Lightwork describes a task requiring minimal effort—something easily accomplished: That exam was lightwork.

The term comes from athletic and gaming contexts where an opponent or challenge proves trivially easy to overcome: He made that defender look like lightwork.

Common in informal speech, especially among younger speakers, it emphasizes how effortlessly something was handled.

easy

simple

Free of complexity

manageable · breeze · cinch · cakewalk · snap · pushover · picnic · doddle · painless · undemanding

chores

tidying

Making spaces orderly

sorting · folding · dishwashing · decluttering · organizing · watering · errands · pickup · spot-cleaning · maintenance

Opposites
difficulty/effort required

lightworkstruggle

Labored effort against resistance

hard work · heavy lifting · grind · ordeal · uphill battle

spiritual orientation

lightworkshadow work

Exploring unconscious aspects

black magic · dark arts

challenge level

lightworknightmare

Frightening dream causing wakefulness

beast · monster · mountain to climb · tall order · impossible task

Family

light, work, lights, works, lighted, lit, lighting, lighter, lightest

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Used worldwide · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G